exo-α-Bergamotene synthase (EC 4.2.3.81, trans-α-bergamotene synthase, LaBERS (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate lyase (cyclizing, (–)-exo-α-bergamotene-forming).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:
| exo-α-bergamotene synthase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.2.3.81 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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- (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate (–)-exo-α-bergamotene + diphosphate
The enzyme synthesizes a mixture of sesquiterpenoids from (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate.
References
edit- ^ Schnee C, Köllner TG, Held M, Turlings TC, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (January 2006). "The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 103 (4): 1129–34. Bibcode:2006PNAS..103.1129S. doi:10.1073/pnas.0508027103. PMC 1347987. PMID 16418295.
- ^ Landmann C, Fink B, Festner M, Dregus M, Engel KH, Schwab W (September 2007). "Cloning and functional characterization of three terpene synthases from lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 465 (2): 417–29. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2007.06.011. PMID 17662687.
External links
edit- Exo-alpha-bergamotene+synthase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
